Portland, OR – FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR), announced today the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has awarded the Company a $1.1 million contract for Phase II of a multi-year, multi-phase research and development contract to develop a mobile, ruggedized stand-off radiation detection system withentification capabilities.

The goal of this new system is to enable detection of radioactive sources at stand-off distances.  Work under this contract will be performed out of the FLIR facilities located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and Solingen, Germany. 

“FLIR has more than 20 years of experience developing radiation detection andentification devices and manufactures the world leading handheld radio-isotopeentifier, theentiFINDER™,” said William A. Sundermeier, president of FLIR Detection and Protection.  “The resulting system will provide a stand-off solution to the challenge of locating andentifying radioactive sources in field environments such as ports, maritime environments, and battlefields.”

About FLIR Systems FLIR Systems, Inc. is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of sensor systems that enhance perception and awareness. The Company’s advanced thermal imaging and threat detection systems are used for a wide variety of imaging, thermography, and security applications, including airborne and ground-based surveillance, condition monitoring, research and development, manufacturing process control, search and rescue, drug interdiction, navigation, transportation safety, border and maritime patrol, environmental monitoring, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) detection. Visit the Company's web site at www.FLIR.com.

For more information, contact: Melissa Woods Phone: 1.405.269.9453 Email: melissa.woods@flir.com

Angel Bennett Phone: 1.703.608.3177 Email: angel.bennett@flir.com